Washington, DC (May 30, 2019) – In the 2019 edition of Legal 500 for the United States, Venable LLP was ranked in 14 practice areas, including Tier 1 in the following two categories: Tax - Not-for-Profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, and national trade associations and charities) and M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m). In addition, 60 attorneys were ranked and six attorneys were named "Leading Lawyers."

Following is the full list of ranked practices and recognized attorneys:

Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense

  • Sally Bryan
  • Kathleen Hardway
  • Stephen Marshall 
  • Bruce Parker
  • Jason Rose
  • Craig Thompson

Finance - Financial Services Regulation

  • Andrew Arculin
  • Allyson Baker
  • Laura Biddle
  • Jonathan Pompan

Government - Government Contracts

  • James Boland
  • Paul Debolt
  • J. Scott Hommer, III
  • Dismas Locaria
  • Rebecca Pearson

Intellectual Property - Patents: Litigation (full coverage)

  • Christopher Borello (Next Generation Lawyer)
  • Dominick Conde
  • Edmund Haughey
  • Nicholas Kallas
  • Justin Oliver
  • Justin Pierce
  • Scott Reed
  • Michael Sandonato
  • Megan Woodworth

Intellectual Property - Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)

  • Justin Oliver
  • Benjamin Pelletier

Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design

  • Harry Atlas
  • Kenneth Hoffman
  • Thora Johnson

M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)

  • Robert Bolger, Jr. (Leading Lawyer)
  • Charles Morton, Jr. (Hall of Fame)
  • Christopher O'Brien
  • Bryan Rakes
  • Anthony Rosso

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing - Litigation

  • Roger Colaizzi (Leading Lawyer, Hall of Fame)
  • Angel Garganta

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing - Transactional

  • Ellen Berge
  • Leonard Gordon
  • Stuart Ingis
  • Jeffrey Knowles (Leading Lawyer, Hall of Fame)
  • Melissa Steinman

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Cyber Law (including data privacy and data protection)

  • Thomas Boyd
  • Emilio Cividanes
  • Stuart Ingis (Hall of Fame)
  • Michael Signorelli (Next Generation Lawyer)

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Outsourcing

  • Nora Garrote
  • Eric Prager
  • William Russell (Hall of Fame)
  • A. J. Zottola

Media, Technology and Telecom - Technology Transactions

  • Nora Garrote
  • Eric Prager
  • William Russell (Leading Lawyer, Hall of Fame)
  • A. J. Zottola

Real Estate - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

  • Carmen Fonda
  • James Hanks, Jr. (Leading Lawyer)
  • Sharon Kroupa
  • Patricia McGowan
  • Christopher Pate
  • Michael Schiffer

Tax - Not-for-Profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, and national trade associations and charities)

  • Eric Berman
  • George Constantine
  • Anne Gerson (Rising Star)
  • Cynthia Lewin (Leading Lawyer)
  • Andrew Price
  • Robert Waldman
  • Yosef Ziffer

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